Civil Rights People
An African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger
Rosa Parks
The separation of the races
Segregation
Young people who went to segregated lunch counters participated in what became known as
Sit-ins
Sets of mainly southern laws that legalized racial segregation
Jim Crow Laws
hating someone because of their skin color
racism
1st African-American student in her state to enroll in an all-white school
Ruby Bridges
Bringing all the races back together
Integration
Rosa Parks arrest led to a 1 year boycott of what form of public transportation
Bus Boycott
The part of Jim Crow laws that allowed racial segregation
"Separate but equal"
using peaceful means to bring about change
nonviolence
This president signed the Civil Rights Act and ended all segregation.
Lyndon B. Johnson
People who worked towards social change were called
activists
250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. to ask Congress to make a law that would give African Americans equal rights and quality education.
The March on Washington
Act which prohibited discrimination based on color, race, or religion in public places.
Civil Rights Act
to stop buying or using a something as a means of protest
boycott
Lawyer who argued that having separate schools violated the 14th Amendment.
Thurgood Marshall
Who formed a Union for farm workers, and led a strike against grape growers.
Cesar Chavez
What was the purpose of the strike lead against grape growers in California?
To help get better pay and work conditions for farm workers.
Supreme court case that declared "Separate is UNEQUAL" which led to school integration.
Brown V Board of Education (of Topeka, KS)
not in agreement with the US Constitution
unconstitutional
A Civil Rights leader famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech
Dr. Martin Luther King JR
True or False: Most protesters during the Civil Rights Movement were violent.
True or False: After the legal segregation of schools ended, it became easy for African-American students to attend all-white schools.
False
This Civil Rights Act was passed to end all segregation-YEAR?
1964
A law set forth by a county or city government
ordinance